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Generational Dynamics Web Log for 5-Sep-2011
5-Sep-11 World View -- Israel-Turkey diplomatic crisis escalates

Web Log - September, 2011

5-Sep-11 World View -- Israel-Turkey diplomatic crisis escalates

Opposing forces gather around Sanaa, Yemen, preparing for battle

This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com.

* Opposing forces gather around Sanaa, Yemen, preparing for battle
* Diplomatic crisis between Israel and Turkey escalates
* Turkey raises the stakes on Israel's blockade of Gaza
* Turkish columnists express concern over Israel/Turkey deterioration
* Greece and Israel agree on military cooperation
* Israeli protesters may challenge pro-settlement policies
* Pakistani cartoonists look at crisis in Pakistan-U.S. relations

Opposing forces gather around Sanaa, Yemen, preparing for battle

A Yemeni soldier holds up a picture of President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a rally in support of his regime on Friday (CNN)

A Yemeni soldier holds up a picture of President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a rally in support of his regime on Friday (CNN)

Heavy explosions could be heard on Suday in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. Government forces are on high alert, and government tanks and armored vehicles were deployed to main roads in the city. At least 2,000 troops and 15 additional tanks from republican guard and central security forces are in the capital. According to a senior interior ministry official, "We have reports that opposition forces will use force and cause violence. The government is on full alert and will not allow chaos in the country." CNN

Diplomatic crisis between Israel and Turkey escalates

Israel's security cabinet met in special session on Sunday evening to discuss ways to "defuse" the growing crisis between Israel and Turkey. Of particular concern was Turkey's veiled threats to break the naval blockade of Gaza, by promising to ensure freedom of maritime travel in the eastern Mediterranean, as well as support for legal actions in the International Court of Justice. There is additional concern for the threat by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Gaza in September. The immediate crisis was triggered by the release of the United Nations Palmer Report on Friday about the May 31, 2010, confrontation between Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) and the "Freedom Flotilla" activists that ended in the deaths of 9 Turkish nationals. The Palmer report said that Israel's blockade of Gaza is legal, but that the IDF used excessive and unjustified force in confronting the activists. Turkey has demanded that Israel apologize, and Israel has refused. Jerusalem Post

Turkey raises the stakes on Israel's blockade of Gaza

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu harshly criticized Israel for refusing to apologize for the deaths of Turkish nationals, and also criticized EU nations for failing to take similar harsh positions with Israel. "It is about principles for us. Our people were murdered by an army outside of combat conditions,” said Davutoglu. He also said he disagrees with the finding of the Palmer report that says that the Gaza blockade is legal, and that Turkey is preparing to challenge Israel’s blockade on Gaza at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Zaman (Istanbul)

Turkish columnists express concern over Israel/Turkey deterioration

A number of opinion columnists in Turkish newspapers are expressing concern over the rapid deterioration of relations between Israel and Turkey. One pointed out that the rift with Israel will hinder Turkey's own fight with PKK terrorists that have killed hundreds of Turkish nationals. Hurriyet (Ankara)

Greece and Israel agree on military cooperation

Greece and Turkey have been bitter enemies since ancient times, and one of the consequences of the split between Israel and Turkey is that Israel and Greece are becoming closer allies. On Sunday, Greece's defense minister Panos Beglitis was in Jerusalem, and signed a memorandum on military cooperation with Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak. Ria Novosti

Israeli protesters may challenge pro-settlement policies

Tel Aviv protests on Saturday (Reuters)

Tel Aviv protests on Saturday (Reuters)

While Saturday's anti-government rallies in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities didn't get the one million protesters hoped for by activists, they did get 450,000 protesters, enough to make the rallies historic by Israel's standards. Some commentators predicted a gradual shift in the national debate to a divisive question: whether state subsidies for large ultra-Orthodox Jewish families, religious institutions and settlements in the occupied West Bank should be redirected toward funding better services for the general public. "Young middle-class people saw what has been happening in Israeli society over the past several years, and they are sick of it," said one protest leader. "They saw ... the flow of money into parasitic sectors, the distorted priorities of preferring building in settlements to fixing what is wrong in society and the rapid enrichment of those close to the seat of power." Reuters

Pakistani cartoonists look at crisis in Pakistan-U.S. relations

Uncle Sam Looking As Pakistani, Chinese Leaders Drink From The Same Glass (Dawn)

Uncle Sam Looking As Pakistani, Chinese Leaders Drink From The Same Glass (Dawn)

For additional cartoons, see the following: Memri

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Diplomatic crisis between Israel and Turkey escalates

Turkey raises the stakes on Israel's blockade of Gaza

Turkish columnists express concern over Israel/Turkey deterioration

Greece and Israel agree on military cooperation

Israeli protesters may challenge pro-settlement policies

Pakistani cartoonists look at crisis in Pakistan-U.S. relations

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